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The first human launch to orbit from US soil since 2011 has caught the attention of most major media organisations around the world. As a part of NASA’s consortium in distributing live coverage of this historic launch, TVU Networks’ Grid infrastructure has seen hundreds of TVU Grid customers taking the live feeds from NASA during […] More
The Premier League has agreed to a new provisional restart date for the 2019-20 season and announced that all the remaining matches will be shown live on television in the UK. Fixtures will resume on Wednesday 17 June, provided that all safety requirements are in place, with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City […] More
The HBS Broadcast Academy has been an important part of the industry’s education initiatives as it is designed to provide specialised training to help improve to quality of football production, increase the opportunities for women and minorities in front-bench roles, and much more. It’s most recent efforts involved an online panel discussion featuring two leading […] More
The Switch has launched MIMiC, an on-demand cloud-based production-as-a-service offering that gives broadcasters, streaming services, rights holders and enterprises access to remote production capabilities for live and virtual events of all sizes. Content producers can leverage The Switch’s combination of cloud production capability and global network reach to cost-effectively meet increasing demand for flexible broadcast […] More
Sunset+Vine was instrumental in producing BT Sport’s Early Kick Off programme with a new format designed exclusively for football fans on lockdown. The first programme broadcast at 11am on Saturday 28 March was pulled together with Sunset+Vine working with Timeline TV and a remit from BT Sport to give viewers their Saturday morning football fix […] More
The use of OTT has come into its own since COVID-19 locked down the world and live sport ceased. In this video panel discussion we look at how the enthusiastic application of OTT has highlighted its challenges and helped its technological evolution before looking ahead to how and where it will sit alongside linear TV […] More
The Women’s World Cup 2019 in France was a key moment in the growth of the women’s game. Following on from that success, women’s football has now reached a tipping point when it comes to both viewership and media interest around Europe. In this video interview, SVG Europe editor Heather McLean will talk to FA […] More
World Rally Championship (WRC) holds rally events globally every year where teams compete to win the coveted title of champion driver. Each rally sees drivers tackling extreme conditions all around the world, in remote locations, with WRC+ All Live, a subscription-based OTT service for live footage of each rally, adding to WRC+, the WRC OTT […] More
LaLiga, along with broadcast partner Premier Sports, has announced that LaLigaTV, the flagship 24/7 channel offering all live matches from Spain’s top-flight, will be made available for free across the UK to Sky customers throughout the month of June. Sky UK subscribers will be able to enjoy the return of Spanish football from next month, […] More
With the coronavirus impacting on every part of the OTT business, Eleven Sports has had to take a very different approach to its output. In this interview, chief operating officer Anouk Mertens discusses how and why Eleven has been focussing on Esports, exploring new formats and archive programmes and using Skype-style tools like Watch Together […] More
